Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 722807 · MC-331444
JAMES RANDOLPH ALSTON
DBA A & J EXPRESS
2 power unitsDURHAM, NC
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-331444 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
2Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 29 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
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USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 2 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 14.0 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2828 yr active
since 1998Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
28 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is JAMES RANDOLPH ALSTON safe to work with?
Is JAMES RANDOLPH ALSTON safe to load? JAMES RANDOLPH ALSTON (USDOT 722807, MC-331444) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in DURHAM, NC, operating 2 power units and 2 drivers. Operating authority has been active 28 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
JRJAMES RANDOLPH ALSTON 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- None
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
+1 earlier
Onebeacon America · 97–01
Ohio · 01–03
19972005
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
3 insurer eras · collapsed from 9 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO. | Dec 2003 → May 2005 | $750k | 2 |
| OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | Dec 2001 → Dec 2003 | $750k | 3 |
| ONEBEACON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 1997 → Dec 2001 | $750k | 4 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 2
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
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Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
DURHAM, NC
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@ureach.com — 21 carriers: USDOT 690778USDOT 775097USDOT 920653USDOT 947370USDOT 1026358USDOT 1041567USDOT 1042420USDOT 1055531
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 103 MIDDLEBURY CT, DURHAM, NC, 27713
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (919) 602-4990
- Cell
- (919) 361-7023
- Fax
- (877) 783-9540
- alstonaj@ureach.com
- Web domain
- ureach.com
Registration
- Officers
- James R Alston · Alice J Alston
- USDOT / docket
- 722807 · MC-331444
- First registered
- 01/05/1998
- Last MCS-150
- 07/03/2012 · 1 mi (2012)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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Federal activity
Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor
Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor
No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.
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Frequently asked
What is JAMES RANDOLPH ALSTON's USDOT number?
JAMES RANDOLPH ALSTON's USDOT number is 722807, and its motor carrier number is MC-331444.
Is JAMES RANDOLPH ALSTON authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, JAMES RANDOLPH ALSTON is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is JAMES RANDOLPH ALSTON's fleet?
JAMES RANDOLPH ALSTON operates 2 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is JAMES RANDOLPH ALSTON based?
JAMES RANDOLPH ALSTON is based in DURHAM, NC.